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MPs call for Bahrain GP cancellation
A group of British MPs have called for the Bahrain Grand Prix to be cancelled amid unrest in the Gulf state. A week of protests to coincide with this weekend's race began last Friday, organised by the opposition to the ruling royal family. In a letter to F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone. the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Democracy in Bahrain said: 'We request you cancel the Grand Prix. 'It is likely to attract as much negative publicity as last year.' The 2011 event was postponed and later cancelled after month-long pro-democracy protests were crushed and at least 35 people died. Reaction of F1 teams Red Bull: 'The team will be vigilant and take sensible precautions, but otherwise we are...
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